Comments on: Bobby Knight Takes Potshot at Calipari

By: joshwilson

joshwilson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:09:30 +0000

Everyone should check out this article as a great response to Bobby Knight’s comments: http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/18/knightscalipariremarkletitgo/#more-14177

Good stuff

By: Boeing

Boeing — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:18:55 +0000

I’m interested in hearing how reporting your star player for signing an agent is unethical behavior. Exactly what advantage could possibly be gained by encouraging one of the best players in the country to sign with an agent before the season is over?

What other recruiting violations are you insinuating? Calipari is certainly no Kelvin Sampson – or if we’re discussing integrity, Rick Pitino.

What coaches are you alleging to be following Calipari’s so called “example”.

I appreciate your sentiments, but callous accusations serve no one, least of all yourself.

By: The Thrill

The Thrill — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:35:52 +0000

Get rid of your Messenger Bias (or prejudice). Knight hated the media for how he was protrayed (whether it was an accurate protrayal or not), but I don’t blame him one bit for taking a big paycheck for sitting around and talking or “analyzing” the game he loves.

What Calipari has done is quite different. He has seriously hurt programs by his unethical actions and has gotten away each time free. And each time he showed good results on the court by breaking recruiting or other rules, and each time it has led to him getting bigger contracts. Give him a few years and he’ll be doing the same thing again at UK, unfortunately.

It will also lead to more and more coachs following his lead. Right now he’s at the top of his profession by cheating. It will probably be hard for other coaches to ignore that route.